Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-10
THE CITY RAILWAY.
TIE ORDINANCE TO ALLOW THE COM.
fAEY TO ExTEED ITS OPERATIONS.
Propositions Of the Old and Nsw Com.
panies to be Considered
Tonight.

The following is the ordinance nre.
pared by City-Attorney Meredith grant
ing the City Railway Company permis-
sion TO extend its tracks:
Ec 70 crfosaed by The co.,ara n, ,be .,,, ~
E,ch,ncnd, F'5st, That the Rlchmond CITY Kali.
n1I company De. ahd the came Is hereby. per
Witi'uf Suuloes 10 the rcs.Fictiona, regqlations
snu tOnaliioHs herein SET forth or alluded 70
70 Nchttseft and operate the following ezteu-
sions q i's preoent lines:
ROUTE.
tiiet double track from lie western t,r1ni-
nus on Main street, along said Main street 10
he corporation line
second. A double track from Main stree,
along laurel street 10 Beverly street. With a
single track from Beverly along Laurel 10 Al
pcinarie street, along Albemarle 10 Cherry
street, along Cherry street TO Beverly stree;
ana oS,. G.l9ng Beverly 70 laurel street.
lhird- double track from its western tor
minus on Broad street, along said Broad street
TO tho corporation line
Fourth. A single track from its eastern ter
minus ON Mcin street, along Rocketts street to
seventh street.
Fifth. TO use from Eighth street 10 laurel
erect on Broad street the track now therein of
NE richmond, fredericksburg aud Potomac
Railroad Company as long as the City Council
shan permit said track 80 20 rcmain and the
Aaid CITY Railway Company can contract there
Tor And whenever the said track shall be re-
moved, during tho existence OF these privileges,
either by the viii Of its present owner or by
command Of Tho Council, then the SAID city
Railway Company shall have tho privilege to
construct and operate another track on said
Broad street in place OF said track so removed.
but upon the understanding that thou both Of
the tracks Of the City Hallway COMPANY on
Broad street shall be laid equi-distsnt from the
centro line OF the street, according 70 the de-
cisiOn Of the Committee on Streets
Wherever "A single tTock QbaIt no neal ct,
any Of the routes above mentioned, the said
company may have one or more sidings or
turDOuts at such points on the respective route
cs The said committee may determine.
WHEN TO BIZ COMMENCED AND FINISHED.
Sceond. Each and every one of the routes
nDove mentioned, except these on Broad street,
shall be begun within sixty days from the
passage Of this ordinance, and shall DO COM
pietcd within ono yOar therefrOm, and .he
route on Broad street from Laurel street % the
| CORPORATION line shall be begun within two years
| from ihc passage of this ordinance, and shall be
| completed within three months from the time
II Is begun; and should the said company fail
10 complete oach and every one of the routes
aforementioned within the time above speci-
fed, then each and every one OF the privileges
herein granted shall cease; and the said com
pany shall. upon the command Of the City
Council. remove its track or tracks from each
and every one Of the routes above mentioned,
and restore the streets 70 q proper condition
and upon failure so % remove, after the pra-
ton Of one month from receptOf notice OF said
command all OF said tracks, tho City Engineer
shall tave the same taken up and the material
thereof sold, and after paying oil expenses
nrising thcrefrOm pay the balance. If any 10
said company.
The third section prescribes that the
company shall run cars each day after
the routes are finished, unless prevent
ed by some unforeseen or rextraordinary
cause.
The fourth section relates to grading
streets used by the car-lnes.
GAUGE.
Fidh Tho gauge Of all OF said tracks shall
conform 10 that OF the present tracks of the
EichmonG City Hallway Company; but upon
tho under standing that the City Council may at
any time require the gauge of all OF the tracks
of the company TO conform 10 the requirements
OF section Of chapter 10 Of the City Ordi-
nGncos. And upon fallure 30 70 conform within
four months from the receipt of notice of such
requirement the said company shGll be liable 10
a fine Of i50-each days failure 10 be a sepa-
rate offence.
COURTEsIEs TO OTHER LINES.
.Sirth. The said company, by exercising the
privileges herein granted, doth, In cOnsidera-
ton Of said privileges, hereby agree and bind
Itself that the Richmond Union Passenger Rail-
way Company. when authorized by the Council
so 10 do, may at any time hereafter use the
uarks Of the Richmond City Railway Company
On Eighth and Ninth streets between Broad and
Main streets, and five or a less number OF
squares Of said companys tracks, I'm whole or
" part, on Main or Broad streets, as the said
Richmond Union Passenger Railway Company
may desire, IN accordance with the provisions
set forth III the succeeding section as 10 terms.
!Scr0uh. Tho privileges, authorized herein,
are GRANTED upon The further express condition
that the said Richmond City Railway Company
shall permit any other street-railway company
orr cpptFpufpN whom anthoTignI nv the Council
10 use the lines or tracks herein authorized 10
be laid upon the Main-street extension, the
Laurel-strect extension. the Rocketts-strcet e1-
tension, and the Broad-street extension west OF
Laurel street or so much thereof as may be de-
sired, upon such fair and reasonable terms as
may be agreed upon by said last-named COM
pany and each entering company; and, In
event that said companies cannot agree
upon such terms, the same shall be
settled 10y three disintcrcsted persons, one
TO be- selected by the last-named company,
one by the company desiring 10 enter, and the
third by the two persons so selected, and the
terms and conditions. which shall be fixed and
determined by said persons, or majority OF
them, shall be the terms and conditions upon
which said company, or companies respec-
tiyely shall use and occupy said tracks. III the
last-named company shall for sixty days after
haying been requested to appoint its repre-
sentative fail 10 mako such appointment, then
the City Engineer of the city of Richmond
shall MAX Q such appointment, and the person
so apJointCd shall nave the powers be would
have Ind if he had been appointed by the
above-naned company. Should either the
last-Lamod company or any company that
may, under this or tho preceding sec
tioD. enter upon and use tho tracks of
the lastnamcd company, fail 10 Keep
and perform each and every one OF the
terms as to the use Of said tracks the company
SO failing shall be liable TO fine OF 800 for
such failure; each failure TO be separate
ofionce And for any such failure the City
Council may forbid the running OF any car or
cars Of the company 50 falling upon any OF the
tracks as TO which eaid terms apply until the
Committee OIL Streets shall be fully satisfied
that thereafter said term or terms VIII be iully
complied with.
F,qIth. The privileges herein authorized are
granted upon and always sublectto the express
condition that the sad lasi-named company
sbau not at any time hereafter erect or com
plete any stable, either within or without thc
eifv limits within one hundred yards OF pup
lie school of the city OF Richmond onoulu .his
condition he al any time violated, then each
and every one Of the privileges herein granted
shall cease, and the said company shail, upon
command OF the City Council, remove It's tracA'
nom each and every one OF the routes ABOVE
rnentioned and restore the streets 70 proper
condition; and upon failure so 70 remove IaItor
the expiration Of one month IRON receipt ol
notice Of said cOmmand) all OF sald tracks, thc
and the material thereof sold; and after pay
ing all expenses arising 1herefrom pay the
balance, II any, to said company
NOT TO BE ASSIGNED OR LEASED.
NirtA. Not one OF tho privileges herein
granted, nor any part Of any one, shall be as
Stoned or leased 10 any other person or COM
many until each and every one OF the routes
ahoye-described, except the Broad-streot
To,,tes. shall be fully completed and operated
ro, after completion shall Il or they loo aS,
toned or leased unless the entire route or sald
company shall he assigned or leased at lhe
samo time and 70 the same assignee or lessee
Anv nssignmeDt I'm violation OF this secuOh
sball cause the privileges herein granted 70
crase. and the Council may have the tracks re-
1,cx ed aud the streets restored a5 provided IN
tbc nrecedipg section. Any purchaser, as
s5onee or lessee shall be subject TO each
ard every ore Of the provisions OF this ordi-
nance. ,
rcntL The permissi0ns herein allowed 10
s.ia compapy are granted, subject 70 and upon
,Sn condition. that the said company shall, for
,hc rriviiege Of 10 using and occupying the
sfreGs of the city and also In satisfaction OF al
citv taxos upon The property OF SAID company,
,,sv annually to the Treasurer OF said city IoV
~ eight wears succeeding the passage OF thls
crdinance an amount equal to4 per cent OF the
..,'tire gross receipts from the freight and pas
sa,,,er frafIic OF said company, and Tor the iiVe
Ses1s following said eight years shail 80 pay
ss,nnsilv an amount equal 20 per cent OF the
a,.,i,c Sross receipts from the freight and
s~assancer traffic OF said company The sal1
ifN7-e a in eemi-annual payments